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Deer Leap Mountain

Deer Leap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Deer Leap Mountain rises to 846 m in Vermont. Killington Peak stands 1,293 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Top Rock, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q35737266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
846 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.67007, -72.83621

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Valley Park: 3.1 mi
  • Rutland City Forest: 5.0 mi
  • Northwood Park: 6.0 mi
  • Hathaway Farm Corn Maze: 6.8 mi
  • Rutland Area Robotics: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 29
Nature reserves: 22
  • Giffords Woods State Park: 1.4 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 7.9 mi
  • Chittenden Town Forest: 8.1 mi
  • Mount Carmel State Forest: 8.1 mi
  • Proctor Town Forest: 8.8 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 14
  • Beast Mountain Coaster: 3.6 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 9.0 mi
  • Traditional School Site: 20.3 mi
  • No. 13 School House: 20.5 mi
  • Asael Smith Farm: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Top Rock: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Tier: 0.4 mi
  • Deer Leap: 0.4 mi
  • Lower Tier: 0.4 mi
  • Blueberry Ledges: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Thundering Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Irene Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Otter Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Mead's Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Upper Falls: 17.0 mi
Covered bridges: 11
Artworks: 9
  • Rutland Water Fountain: 8.4 mi
  • The Leash Sculpture: 8.4 mi
  • Oculus: 8.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 16.3 mi
  • Mandala II: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 20.9 mi
  • Robert Frost Wayside: 21.6 mi
  • Vermont Welcome Center: 23.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lions Club Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • White River Swimming Spot: 19.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lucky Seven: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Deer Leap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Killington PeakS 170°1,293 m4.6 mi
Pico PeakS 180°1,206 m2.1 mi
Little KillingtonS 174°1,194 m5.4 mi
Mendon PeakS 186°1,170 m5.2 mi
Skye PeakSSE 158°1,158 m4.7 mi
Shrewsbury PeakSSE 166°1,122 m6.5 mi
Ramshead PeakSSE 167°1,100 m3.2 mi
Snowdon PeakSSE 168°1,095 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1119:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2215:3116:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130435564686658473626
Precip in2.72.22.73.13.64.34.64.03.44.02.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rutland, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356555003

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